Clothes-pin.



J. B. GUCKEEN, In.

CLOTHES PIN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16. 19's.-

1,234,754. Patented July 31,1917.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN B. GUCKEEN, JR., OF BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA.

CLOTHES-PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1917.

Application filed April 16, 1915. Serial No. 21,683.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. GUoKEEN, J r., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Blue Earth, in the county of F aribault, State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Pins; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes pins, and particularlyto wire clothes pins.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple and noveldevice of this character which can be manufactured and sold at anextremely low cost.

Another object is to provide a device of this character made of a singlepiece of wire, the ends of which are conveniently tucked into the twistof the clothes pin so that there will be no projecting sharp ends toinjure the fingers or tear the clothes.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved clothes pin showing thefirst step in forming the same,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the second p,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one side of the complete article, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the opposite side of the completearticle.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 11 represents alarge ring and 11 the smaller ring, the same being connected by atwisted stem or shank portion 13.

Referring particularly to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the first step informing these devices consists in taking a piece of wire of suitablelength, passing the same around a pipe 10 so asto form four coils orhelix turns 11. The ends of the wire are then twisted together, as shownat 12. The coils rections so that the portions of wire between the coilswill be twisted into the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4:, thus a clothespin having two wire loops, 11 and 11 is produced.

This twisting of the portions of wire between the coils produces astructure such as shown at 13 in Figs. 3 and 4 wherein the joint 12 iscovered and the device can be easily handled without danger of strikingthe ends of the wire in the fingers or catchaing the same in theclothes.

From the above the operation of the device will be readily understood,the members of each pair of coils 11 and 11' being adapted to jointlyembrace an article upon 7 a clothes line.

The larger ring is provided for use in connection with rope or cordlines while the smaller ring is used for wire lines.

What is claimed is;

A clothes pin formed of a single length of wire including a pair ofloops and two connecting strands, one strand being formed of the freeend portions of the wire that are twisted together and the other strandbeing formed by the intermediate portion of the wire which is coiledabout the first strand, including said twisted portion.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN B. GUCKEEN, JR.

Witnesses:

D. L. MERSE, M. E. MASON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, I

Washington, D. G.

